Let’s grab a coffee.

There's been a lot of buzz about companies calling their employees back to the office. When compared to productivity data, though, such moves appear counterintuitive. A 9-month pandemic-era Stanford study found that working from home increases employee productivity by 13% and reduces turnover rates—one of the biggest hidden costs in business—by a staggering 50%!

Certainly, physical co-location increases opportunities for interaction. But there’s an inherent limitation: It increases interaction for only those people so co-located. 

At Sharpen, we’ve begun scheduling casual catchups over virtual coffee breaks first thing in the morning. With prospects, friends, and colleagues within Sharpen and without—replicating in-office morning coffee routine as only hybrid and WFH workers can: with anyone, anywhere.

It's been a killer way to start the day. Chatting with folks I see almost everyday or hardly at all. We talk shop, about our families, recommend books and TV to each other—it's been fantastic. Let's keep this coffee train going!

Hit the link below and let's grab a virtual coffee. We can chat for 5 minutes or 20—what matters is giving our mornings a lil kick of caffeine and connection so we can kick ass.